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Xiangliu: What Remains After Destruction
Xiangliu: What Remains After Destruction
Xiangliu: A Nine-Headed Serpent of Destructive Water Xiangliu is one of the darker beings in early Chinese mythology. It is described as the nine-headed serpentine minister of Gonggong, a figure... Leer más...
Qiulong: The Coiling Dragon in Motion
Qiulong: The Coiling Dragon in Motion
Qiulong: A Dragon Form in Motion Qiulong is not defined by one single story. Instead, it appears across literary, visual, and lexicographic traditions as a coiling dragon form whose exact... Leer más...
Kun: From the Deep Sea to the Open Sky
Kun: From the Deep Sea to the Open Sky
Kun: A Fish Beyond Ordinary Scale Kun begins with size. In the opening of the Zhuangzi, it lives in the northern darkness, the vast body of water known as the... Leer más...
Kui: When Thunder Becomes Rhythm
Kui: When Thunder Becomes Rhythm
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Jimeng: Where Movement Becomes Weather
Jimeng: Where Movement Becomes Weather
Jimeng: A Being Followed by Wind and Rain Jimeng is a water-and-weather-associated being from early Chinese tradition. Its form combines human and dragonlike features, but the most important part of... Leer más...
Heluo: One Head, Ten Bodies
Heluo: One Head, Ten Bodies
Heluo: A Creature Built from One and Many Heluo is an unusual aquatic being in early Chinese tradition. Its defining feature is simple to describe but difficult to forget: one... Leer más...
Feilian: The Wind Being That Never Stays Still
Feilian: The Wind Being That Never Stays Still
Feilian: A Form Shaped by Wind Feilian is an ancient wind-associated being in Chinese tradition. Unlike mythical creatures defined by one fixed body, Feilian changes across different records. It may... Leer más...
Dijiang: The Faceless Being That Moves Through Chaos
Dijiang: The Faceless Being That Moves Through Chaos
Dijiang: A Being Without a Face Dijiang is an unusual being in early Chinese tradition. Its body is difficult to compare with an ordinary animal. It is described as bag-shaped,... Leer más...
Daiwei: The Jade Spirit Hidden Within Stone
Daiwei: The Jade Spirit Hidden Within Stone
Daiwei: The Spirit of Jade Daiwei is a jade spirit from Chinese tradition. In the surviving account, Daiwei does not appear as an animal or a monstrous being. It takes... Leer más...